1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY fontconfig-download-http "http://fontconfig.org/release/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY fontconfig-download-ftp "&gentoo-ftp-repo;/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;.tar.gz">
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9 | <!ENTITY fontconfig-md5sum "f035852f521b54677f2b5c9e2f6d54a4">
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10 | <!ENTITY fontconfig-size "1.2 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY fontconfig-buildsize "11.3 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY fontconfig-time "0.2 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="fontconfig" xreflabel="Fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="fontconfig.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>Fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-Fontconfig">Fontconfig</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to Fontconfig</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>Fontconfig</application> package is a library
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33 | for configuring and customizing font access.</para>
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34 |
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35 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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36 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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37 | <listitem>
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38 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&fontconfig-download-http;"/></para>
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39 | </listitem>
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40 | <listitem>
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41 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&fontconfig-download-ftp;"/></para>
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42 | </listitem>
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &fontconfig-md5sum;</para>
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45 | </listitem>
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>Download size: &fontconfig-size;</para>
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48 | </listitem>
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &fontconfig-buildsize;</para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>Estimated build time: &fontconfig-time;</para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | </itemizedlist>
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56 |
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57 | <!-- Since fontconfig is at 2.4.x, obviously it's more current
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58 | than 2.3.92. Uncomment when 2.4.9x is released
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59 | <note>
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60 | <para>The numbering system of <application>Fontconfig</application> is
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61 | unusual. The beta versions of the package are numbered with a 9x in the
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62 | last portion of the release number. This means that 2.3.92 is a beta
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63 | release and the most current release is of the form
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64 | &fontconfig-version;</para>
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65 | </note>
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66 | -->
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67 |
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68 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Fontconfig Dependencies</bridgehead>
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69 |
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70 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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71 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="freetype2"/> and either
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72 | <xref linkend="expat"/> or <xref linkend="libxml2"/> (requires
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73 | <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>)</para>
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74 |
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75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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76 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="docbook-utils"/></para>
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77 |
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78 | <note>
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79 | <para>If you have <application>DocBook-utils</application> installed
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80 | and you remove the <parameter>--disable-docs</parameter> parameter from
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81 | the <command>configure</command> command below, you must have
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82 | <xref linkend="perl-sgmlspm"/> and <xref linkend="jadetex"/> installed
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83 | also, or the <application>Fontconfig</application> build will fail.</para>
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84 | </note>
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85 |
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86 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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87 | <ulink url='&blfs-wiki;/Fontconfig'/></para>
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88 |
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89 | </sect2>
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90 |
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91 | <sect2 role="installation">
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92 | <title>Installation of Fontconfig</title>
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93 |
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94 | <para>Install <application>Fontconfig</application> by running the following
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95 | commands:</para>
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96 |
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97 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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98 | --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
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99 | --disable-docs --without-add-fonts \
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100 | --with-docdir=/usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version; &&
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101 | make</userinput></screen>
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102 |
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103 | <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>
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104 |
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105 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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106 |
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107 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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108 | install -v -m644 doc/*.3 /usr/share/man/man3 &&
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109 | install -v -m644 doc/*.5 /usr/share/man/man5 &&
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110 | install -v -m755 \
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111 | -d /usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;/fontconfig-devel &&
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112 | install -v -m644 doc/*.{html,pdf,txt} \
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113 | /usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version; &&
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114 | install -v -m644 doc/fontconfig-devel/* \
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115 | /usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;/fontconfig-devel</userinput></screen>
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116 |
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117 | </sect2>
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118 |
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119 | <sect2 role="commands">
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120 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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121 |
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122 | <para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var</parameter>: This switch places
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123 | the system font cache files in <filename
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124 | class='directory'>/var/cache/fontconfig</filename>.</para>
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125 |
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126 | <para><parameter>--disable-docs</parameter>: This switch avoids building
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127 | the documentation (the release tarball includes pre-generated
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128 | documentation).</para>
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129 |
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130 | <para><parameter>--without-add-fonts</parameter>: This switch disables
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131 | the automatic search for X Window System fonts which, if found, may
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132 | confuse some applications.</para>
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133 |
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134 | <para><parameter>--with-docdir=/usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;</parameter>:
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135 | Though this parameter seems counter-intuitive following the preceding
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136 | parameter to the <command>configure</command> command, it is used so that
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137 | if the builder removes the <parameter>--disable-docs</parameter> parameter,
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138 | the documentation will be installed in a versioned directory name instead
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139 | of the default
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140 | <filename class='directory'>/usr/share/doc/fontconfig</filename>.</para>
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141 |
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142 | </sect2>
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143 |
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144 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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145 | <title>Configuring Fontconfig</title>
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146 |
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147 | <sect3 id="fontconfig-config">
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148 | <title>Config Files</title>
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149 |
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150 | <para><filename>/etc/fonts/*, /etc/fonts/conf.avail/*, and
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151 | /etc/fonts/conf.d/*</filename></para>
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152 |
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153 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config">
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154 | <primary sortas="e-etc-fonts">/etc/fonts/*</primary>
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155 | </indexterm>
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156 |
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157 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config">
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158 | <primary sortas="e-etc-fonts-conf.d">/etc/fonts/conf.d/*</primary>
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159 | </indexterm>
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160 |
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161 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config">
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162 | <primary sortas="e-etc-fonts-conf.avail">/etc/fonts/conf.avail/*</primary>
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163 | </indexterm>
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164 |
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165 | </sect3>
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166 |
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167 | <sect3>
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168 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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169 |
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170 | <para>The main configuration file for <application>Fontconfig</application>
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171 | is <filename>/etc/fonts/fonts.conf</filename>. Generally you do not want
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172 | to edit this file. It will also read <filename>/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename>
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173 | and any files in <filename class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.d</filename>.
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174 | To put a new font directory in the configuration, create
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175 | (or update) the <filename>/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename> file with your
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176 | local information or add a new file in
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177 | <filename class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.d</filename>. The default
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178 | location of fonts in <application>Fontconfig</application> is:</para>
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179 |
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180 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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181 | <listitem>
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182 | <para>/usr/share/fonts</para>
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183 | </listitem>
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184 | <listitem>
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185 | <para>~/.fonts</para>
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186 | </listitem>
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187 | </itemizedlist>
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188 |
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189 | <para><application>Fontconfig</application> also ships many example
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190 | configuration files in the <filename
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191 | class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.avail</filename> directory. Symlinking
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192 | to specific files from <filename class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.d</filename>
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193 | will enable them. The default setup is generally good enough for most
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194 | users. See <filename>/etc/fonts/conf.avail/README</filename> for a
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195 | description of the configuration files.</para>
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196 |
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197 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config">
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198 | <primary sortas="g-usr-share-fonts">/usr/share/fonts</primary>
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199 | </indexterm>
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200 |
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201 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config">
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202 | <primary sortas="g-AA.fonts">~/.fonts</primary>
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203 | </indexterm>
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204 |
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205 | <para>More information about configuring
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206 | <application>Fontconfig</application> can be found in the user's manual
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207 | in <ulink
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208 | url="file:///usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;/fontconfig-user.html"/>.
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209 | </para>
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210 |
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211 | <note>
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212 | <para><application>XFree86</application> also includes an internal (and
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213 | older) version of <application>Fontconfig</application> and unless it
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214 | is explicitly disabled, the internal version is created leaving two
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215 | slightly incompatible libraries on your system. It is recommended that
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216 | you only install one version.</para>
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217 | </note>
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218 |
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219 | </sect3>
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220 |
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221 | </sect2>
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222 |
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223 | <sect2 role="content">
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224 | <title>Contents</title>
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225 |
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226 | <segmentedlist>
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227 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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228 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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229 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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230 |
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231 | <seglistitem>
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232 | <seg>fc-cache, fc-cat, fc-list, and fc-match</seg>
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233 | <seg>libfontconfig.{so,a}</seg>
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234 | <seg>/etc/fonts, /usr/include/fontconfig,
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235 | /usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version; and
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236 | /var/cache/fontconfig</seg>
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237 | </seglistitem>
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238 | </segmentedlist>
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239 |
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240 | <variablelist>
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241 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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242 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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243 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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244 |
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245 | <varlistentry id="fc-cache">
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246 | <term><command>fc-cache</command></term>
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247 | <listitem>
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248 | <para>is used to create font information caches.</para>
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249 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fc-cache">
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250 | <primary sortas="b-fc-cache">fc-cache</primary>
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251 | </indexterm>
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252 | </listitem>
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253 | </varlistentry>
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254 |
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255 | <varlistentry id="fc-cat">
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256 | <term><command>fc-cat</command></term>
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257 | <listitem>
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258 | <para>is used to read font information caches.</para>
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259 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fc-cat">
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260 | <primary sortas="b-fc-cat">fc-cat</primary>
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261 | </indexterm>
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262 | </listitem>
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263 | </varlistentry>
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264 |
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265 | <varlistentry id="fc-list">
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266 | <term><command>fc-list</command></term>
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267 | <listitem>
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268 | <para>is used to create font lists.</para>
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269 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fc-list">
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270 | <primary sortas="b-fc-list">fc-list</primary>
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271 | </indexterm>
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272 | </listitem>
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273 | </varlistentry>
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274 |
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275 | <varlistentry id="fc-match">
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276 | <term><command>fc-match</command></term>
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277 | <listitem>
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278 | <para>is used to match available fonts, or find fonts that match
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279 | a given pattern.</para>
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280 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig fc-match">
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281 | <primary sortas="b-fc-match">fc-match</primary>
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282 | </indexterm>
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283 | </listitem>
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284 | </varlistentry>
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285 |
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286 | <varlistentry id="libfontconfig">
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287 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libfontconfig.{so,a}</filename></term>
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288 | <listitem>
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289 | <para>contains functions used by the
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290 | <application>Fontconfig</application> programs and also by other
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291 | programs to configure or customize font access.</para>
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292 | <indexterm zone="fontconfig libfontconfig">
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293 | <primary sortas="c-libfontconfig">libfontconfig.{so,a}</primary>
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294 | </indexterm>
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295 | </listitem>
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296 | </varlistentry>
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297 |
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298 | </variablelist>
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299 |
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300 | </sect2>
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301 |
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302 | </sect1>
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